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Alphasat fuelled with chemical propellant

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Title Alphasat fuelled with chemical propellant

Released 09/07/2013 9:03 am

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Alphasat completed the fuelling operations on July 5, 2013. A specialist Thales Alenia Space team loaded the nearly three tonnes of chemical propellant dressed in safety suits in CSG's Hazardous Processing Facility. The final step to launch is mating with the launch adaptor.